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by Shan
Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: Stand Up fer the Ulstermen
Topic: SNIPE WATSON
Replies: 90
Views: 15070

Re: SNIPE WATSON

OMG. So sorry to hear of Dave's passing. Many times over the years I had great discussions with him on here and the only thing I regret is that I didn't manage to meet him in person. RIP Dave.
by Shan
Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:38 am
Forum: View frae thae Hill
Topic: Semi Final Edinburgh v Ulster Sat Sep 5 7:35pm
Replies: 154
Views: 14846

Re: Semi Final Edinburgh v Ulster Sat Sep 5 7:35pm

Great win for Ulster and even better because it looked unlikely through much of the game.

Madigan showing his balls of steel. Happy for him to be able to show again his high class kicking under pressure. I'd say he'd love a chance to do something similar in the final.
by Shan
Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:29 am
Forum: Provincial an' aither teams
Topic: Munster 2019/20
Replies: 129
Views: 25360

Re: Munster 2019/20

That was a tough watch. It was always going to be an uphill battle to beat Leinster and Munster made it harder with so many silly errors. JJ may have an impressive goal kicking record for the season but he remains a guy you could not trust in a high pressure situation. The only thing worse than the ...
by Shan
Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: What makes you happy
Replies: 2153
Views: 164762

Re: What makes you happy

I see Fleggory is at it again. Yesterday, Mr Campbell referred to a programme on BBC Northern Ireland about a suspected German spy who had lived in Donegal during the Second World War, and was reported to have spoken Irish with a German accent. "I vill not be tempted to ask vot is dis curried y...
by Shan
Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:06 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Leeds United A.F.C
Replies: 134
Views: 19367

Re: Leeds United A.F.C

Bobbievee wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:45 pm Big Jack was a hallion

Away and boil yer head.
by Shan
Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Leeds United A.F.C
Replies: 134
Views: 19367

Re: Leeds United A.F.C

Well after many years of pain and false dawns Leeds are finally heading back to the Premier League. Marching on together.
by Shan
Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:31 am
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: And today, joining the underground .....
Replies: 1186
Views: 399762

Re: And today, joining the underground .....

Big Jack won't be forgotten too easily in Ireland. RIP big man.
by Shan
Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:12 am
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.
Replies: 253
Views: 34061

Re: The Irish Language - Lets try & learn one word a week.

solidarity wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:48 pm
Good on you Mike for this thread but would phonetic spellings accompanying the Irish be a possibility? I'm sure I can make a fair stab at pronouncing 'stampa'. Not so confident about 'dleacht'.
The "dl" is a bit of a ballix but pretty much d'locked stompa. :D
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:21 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

solidarity wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:43 pm I watched that press conference for a while, Shan, but had to turn it off. It was just so embarrassing. I've turned a cringed at a few before, but that was the worst.
Agreed Solids. Dreadful stuff and worse than that is adding negative value.
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:20 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

It like everybody blames the Government -- but fails to recognise how intentions become warped in the Bureaucracy . Take privately run care homes -- they are responsible from their own purchasing policies -- and have their own suppliers -- yet it is the Governments fault ( or they like to make it t...
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

Shan The USA is like no other country on earth (politically ) with central and State Governments - with States trying to maintain independence from the centre with the smaller states using their influence centrally to try and exploit the richer states -- only thing the central Government has clear ...
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:22 pm
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

Rum - I'm not Trump bashing. I am talking about the U.S and its attitudes. It is quite content to allocate hundreds of billions into arms, and that is the primary reason why U.S Tax Rates have risen over the last century, but cannot or rather will not re-deploy some of that spending into more worthw...
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:25 am
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

Talking about shameless - US President Donald Trump has defended his response to the Covid-19 outbreak, and said he did not intend to fire his administration's leading expert on the subject, who had said earlier mitigation efforts could have saved more lives. At a press conference last night, Mr Tru...
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

An Irish man has been questioned by gardaí as part of an international investigation into what is described as a sophisticated €15m Covid-19 scam. The investigation was launched when German health authorities made an upfront payment online of €1.5m for face masks, only to discover the website adver...
by Shan
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:07 am
Forum: The Back Room 'Lock In'
Topic: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?
Replies: 435
Views: 46512

Re: Coronavirus 2020 - What can I do?

So good it was worth posting twice. Baggy like but with more sanity. I'm sure Rum will be along to tell you everything is OK because Her Maj is still cloaking all her subjects in her royal protective blanket. :D